Cam Newton, pictured in a December game, helped an Air Force member pop the question. / Gregory Bull, AP

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

On a Charlotte radio station earlier this week, Cam Newton introduced himself to an unsuspecting girlfriend whose boyfriend, Brian, an Air Force member stationed in New Mexico, was about to propose.

When Newton greeted Kim, she could hardly believe it.

"You think this is cool, I think this is even cooler," Newton said. "I think Brian has a question he wants to ask you."

Then Brian gave a heartfelt proposal to his girlfriend of four years. He told her how much he loved her and how he always knew he wanted to be with her forever. He asked it in a touching way, imagined by little girls and Hollywood screenwriters.

Kim paused for a second to ponder the answer.

"I can't believe Cam Newton is on the phone," she said.

Eventually, Kim said yes.

Newton's presence on the other line had been a surprise to Brian too. He thought he was calling in to Drex & Maney to simply pop the question. But when the hosts found out the couple were big Carolina Panthers fans, they enlisted Newton's help.

He was a game participant and didn't linger after the proposal was done. He thanked Brian for his service and wished the couple well.

You can almost hear the stories echo from 40 years in the future.

"Did we ever tell you about that time Cam Newton helped us get married?"